第八讲：Module 9阅读完形训练AFor 99% of human history, people took their food from the world around them. They ate all that they could find, and then moved on. Then around 10,000 years ago, about 1% of human history, people learned to farm the land.The kind of food we eat depends on which part of the world we live in, or which part of our country we live in. For example, in the south of China they eat rice, but in the north they eat noodles. In European countries near the sea, people eat a lot of fish. In central Europe, away from the sea, people don’t eat so much fish, but they eat more meat. For example, in Germany and Poland, there are hundreds of different kinds of sausages.In North America, Australia, and Europe, people eat with knives and forks. In China, people eat with chopsticks. In parts of India and the Middle East, people use their fingers to pick up food.Nowadays it is possible to transport food easily from one part of the world to another. We can eat whatever we like, at any time of the year. In Britain, bananas come from Africa; rice comes from India or the USA; strawberries come from Chile or Spain. Food is a very big business. But people in poor countries are still hungry while people in rich countries eat too much.1.10,000 years ago, people ________.A. learned to farm the landB. cooked different kinds of foodC. couldn’t find food around themD. transported food from one country to another2. In central Europe, away from the sea, people eat ________.A. more noodlesB. much fishC. more meatD. much rice3. In North America, Australia, and Europe, people ________.A. eat with chopsticksB. eat with knives and forksC. use their fingers to pick up foodD. use bread to pick up food4. __________ have many kinds of sausages.A. Chile and SpainB. America and AustraliaC. China and JapanD. Germany and Poland5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. What we eat depends on where we live.B. Poor countries still have food problems.C. Rich countries don’t need food from others.D. Nowadays we can eat whatever we like at any time of the year.BOn a cold afternoon in winter, Robert was walking on the ___1___. He looked down at the river. There was hardly any ___2___ on the river. Near the bridge, however, there was a small canoe (独木舟), with a boy in it. He was not ___3___ many clothes. Robert was going to walk ___4___ he heard a cry, “Help!” He looked down and saw the boy was in water and his canoe was far away.Robert was a good ___5___. Taking off his clothes, he jumped into the river. The cold water made him tremble (颤抖) all over. Soon he ___6___ the boy and started to swim towards the riverbank. Just then he saw a motor boat under the bridge. There were some people on it, all ___7___ in his direction (方向). Robert ___8__ to swim towards the boat.“Help me,” Robert shouted __9___ he got near the boat. He looked up into the row of faces. “Why?” he thought. “They look so ___10___.” Silently they helped the boy into the boat. But they did not move to save Robert.“Aren’t you going to pull me ___11___, too?” Robert asked.“You!” said one of the men, who was standing next to a large camera, “Why, we were makinga film and you spoiled (搅乱) the who afternoon’s work! You can ___12___ in the water.”1. A. street B. ground C. bridge D. road2. A. boat B. fish C. sounds D. water3. A. putting B. wearing C. dressing D. taking4. A. when B. while C. after D. since5. A. swimmer B. soldier C. worker D. Sportsman6. A. arrived B. reached C. swam D. caught7. A. seeing B. shouting C. smiling D. looking8. A. decided B. hoped C. agreed D. thought9. A. till B. for C. as D. though10.A. afraid B. excited C. pleased D. angry11.A. on B. out C. away D. off12.A. swim B. play C. leave D. stayCBenjamin Franklin invented America’s first lending library in 1731 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. But the public library system (系统) was greatly improved in the late 1800’s. Andrew Carnegie gave millions of dollars to help build free public libraries across the country.Andrew Carnegie believed that libraries could help American’s young and old. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have chance to read books, articles, news and more. “There are now more public libraries in the United States than McDonalds restaurants,”said Clara Hayden, a worker in a library.Now, there is a public library in or near a neighbourhood. After all, the United States is home to 9225 public libraries. Today, libraries continue to change and grow. Seven out of ten libraries offer free Internet service. This opens many doors for people who cannot go online at home, helping people ask for jobs online.Libraries are also teaching kids about the fun of reading. One new program called Read! Build! Play! combines reading with playtime. As kids listen to a book being read aloud, they play a game to know about the story.Benjamin Franklin once said, “The doors of wisdom are never shut.” As long as the doors of public libraries are open, his saying is most certainly true!1.Who invented America’s first lending library?A. Franklin.B. Carnegie.C. McDonald.D. Clara Hayden.2. Why did Carnegie build so many libraries?A. Because libraries could help American people.B. Because libraries could help people in the world.C. Because all the books were very interesting.D. Because he wanted to sell books to the libraries.3. Which of the following is true?A. People can surf the Internet in any library in the USA.B. It’s very cheap to surf the Internet in libraries in the USA.C. People can surf the Internet in most of the libraries in the USA.D. People paid no money for surfing the Internet in some libraries of the USA.4. What is Read! Build! Play!?A. A sport game.B. A teaching game.C. A speaking game.D. A reading game.5. What is the passage mainly about?A. Benjamin Franklin.B. The history of American libraries.C. Andrew Carnegie.D. An interesting game.DAustralia is the largest island in the world. It is ___1___ smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is ___2___. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is ___3___. You can see fish swimming in the rivers clearly. Plants grow very well.Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city ___4___ Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers’exhibition (展览). There we saw ___5___ large number of wild flowers. We had a wonderful time. Perth is ___6___ for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers’exhibition. ___7___ visiting Perth, we ___8___ a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we say made us ___9___ all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep ___10____ towards us down the path. And I saw a very, very fat sheep!Australia is well-known for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from ___11___ town, you will find yourself in the ___12___ of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.1. A. little B. a little C. a few D. few2. A. small B. big C. large D. amazing3. A. dry B. dirty C. cool D. clean4. A. in B. on C. to D. for5. A. an B. a C. the D. /6. A. good B. famous C. great D. rich7. A. Front B. Behind C. Before D. After8. A. took B. paid C. spent D. cost9. A. pick up B. look up C. put up D. get up10. A. going B. arriving C. reaching D. coming11. A. some B. all C. any D. many12. A. left B. middle C. right D. fieldEPeople all over the world celebrate the New Year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the same date every year.___1___ But people start celebrating on 31st De cember, New Year’s Eve. In New York, many people go to celebrate in Times Square. While they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone counts down from 10: 10, 9, 8…2. ___2___.New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a walk.___3___ They write down a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work harder at sc hool than others.” or “___4____” When they have made their list, they read it toFThe Canadian people are not all the same. There are many different groups. They came to Canada at different times. They came from different places. Many of them still live in different ways.Long ago, only Native Americans lived in Canada. They arrived thousands of years ago. Today there are about fifty different American groups.The Eskimos came after the Native Americans did. They have also been in Canada for a long, long time. Most Eskimos live in the north of Canada, where it is very cold.The European settlers started arriving 450 years ago. Most came from France. They are a large group in Canada today. They follow French customs or ways of doing things. They speak French.Later, most settlers came from England and Scotland. They speak English. Today more than half of all Canadians speak English. Canadians have also come from Germany and Italy. There are smaller groups from other places, too.You can see that different kinds of people are called Canadians. Many do not want to forget their own customs and languages. But they share a large country. They share a future in that country. They are all Canadians.1.Who first came to live in Canada?___________________________________________2.Where do most Eskimos live?___________________________________________3.How long have the European settlers been in Canada?___________________________________________4.What language do most Canadians speak today?___________________________________________5.The Canadians look the same, don’t they?___________________________________________GOne summer evening as I was cooking dinner, there was a knock at the door. I opened it andsaw an old man. But his voice was pleasant as he said, “Good evening. I come to see if you have a room for just one nig ht. I live far away from here, and there’s no bus till next morning.”I told him we would find him a bed, but it was not comfortable. I went inside and cooked dinner. When we were ready, I asked him if he would like to join us. “No, thank you. I have plent y.” When I had finished the dinner, I went out to talk with him. He told me he fished for a living to help his daughter, her five children, and her husband, who was disabled from a back injury.At bedtime, we put a bed in the children’s room for him. On hi s next trip, as a gift, he brought a big fish and some fresh oysters (牡蛎). In the years he came to stay overnight with us, and there was never a time he did not bring us some fish or vegetables from his garden.I know it was thankful for our family to know him, from whom we learn what was to accept the bad without a complaint and the good with thanks.1.Why did the old man go to the writer’s house?A.To give a fish to the writer. C. To stay for the night.B.To sell some fish. D. To ask for some money.2.How many people were there in the old man’s daughter’s family?A.Two.B. Four.C. Six.D. Seven.3.Which of the following is true?A.The old man stayed for the night with the writer only once.B.The old man came to the writer’s house to ask for some food.C.The old man felt lonely because he had no son or daughter.D.The old man came to stay with the writer for the night many times.4.From the last paragraph we know the writer ________.A.learnt something helpful from the old manB.didn’t know about the old man at allC.did something helpful for the old manD.didn’t want to see the old man any longer教材知识点巩固---Module 9单项选择1.In my hometown, the weather becomes cool ________ September.A.inB. onC. atD. for2.---________?It’s July 2nd.A.What day is it todayB. What’s the date todayC. What time is itD. What’s the weather like today3.I’m sure I can ________ the truth one day.A.look outB. take outC. find outD. go out4.---I’ve just got a new MP4.---Where ________ you ________ it?---In a shopping mall near here.A.Have; boughtB. did; buyC. are; boughtD. were; getting5.He ________ an English club last year and has improved his English a lot.A.protectedB. producedC. joinedD. received6.Mary ________ to school 10 minutes ago.A.WentB. has goneC. goesD. is going7.---Did your parents sleep late on weekends?---________.A.Yes, they didB. No, they don’tC. Yes, they wereD. No, they weren’t8.More and more young people in China celebrate Christmas Day ________ December 25th.A. atB. onC. inD. to9.His father was born ________ July 13, 1950.A.onB. inC. atD. to10.Please ________ the blackboard and listen to me carefully.A.Look forB. look overC. look likeD. look at11.---Did you see a film?---________. We watched TV.A.No, we didB. No, we didn’tC. Yes, we didD. Yes, we didn’t12.He often ________ computer games last year.A.PlaysB. playedC. doesD. did13.---What did they do in summer?---________.A.In AugustB. Yes, they didC. They visited their grandparentsD. They were born in 1935.14.Tom and Mike enjoy ________ TV.A.watchingB. watchesC. watchD. to watch15.Both Alan and Jason are experienced. You can ask ________ of them for help.A.eitherB. neitherC. noneD. all16.She is good at ________ Chinese ________ math. Her favourite subject is English.A.either; orB. not only; but alsoC. neither; norD. both; and17.---Jack, is maths difficult to learn in high school?---Sure. No subject can be learned well ________ hard work.A.withoutB. throughC. byD. with18.Mr. Black is going to marry a girl he ________ in Japan last year.A.meetsB. metC. has metD. would meet19.I want to buy some postcards in the shop, ________ I don’t have enough money.A.andB. butC. orD. so20.The students from Xinjiang enjoy staying in our school because everyone is ________ tothem.A.friendlyB. gentlyC. happilyD. politely21.---Have you ever seen the movie called Los Angeles 2011?---Yes. But I think it’s ________. I fell asleep in the cinema.A. excitingB. boringC. boredD. excited22. ---Is there a post office ________ the neighbourhood?---Yes, it’s on Center Street ________ the right.A. on; inB. in; onC. in; downD. on; down23. It took me two weeks ________ reading the novels written by Guo Jingming.A. finishB. to finishC. finishesD. finishing24. The bus is coming. Be careful when you ________ the bus.A. get onB. get offC. get upD. get to26. ---This dress looks beautiful on you. How much is it?---It ________ me more than a thousand yuan.A. spentB. costC. tookD. paid27. ---________ I do the laundry first?---No, you ________. You can do your homework first.A. Must; mustn’tB. Can; mustn’tC. Must; needn’tD. May; needn’t28. Not only my father but also my grandpa ________ flying to Singapore this weekend.A. isB. areC. wasD. were29. At the moment, everyone here ________ dumplings.A. are eatingB. eatC. is eatingD. eats30. If you do things ________, usually you can’t do them well.A. in a hurryB. from now onC. just nowD. at once翻译句子1. 当你是小孩时，你骑自行车去上学吗？_________________________________________________2. 他在16岁时离开学校并且开始工作。